-47 is a decimal. As querty points out, if you want to emphasize that

it belongs with other numbers with decimal points, like 4.3 and -.35,

you ought to append a decimal point to the tail, as in -47.0, or - 47. but it's

the same number; it hasn't 'turned'.

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> John (gnujohn)

-47.0

what

into 4.7? .47? what?

-47?